Austria vs Norway: State Capacity Index
Austria
2.48
in 2015
Norway
2.53
in 2015
Austria rank
3rd
Norway rank
2nd
State Capacity Index over time
- Austria
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 2.53 against 2.48 in Austria, a difference of 0.05.
Across all 56 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.
Austria ranks 3rd and Norway ranks 2nd of 166 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.29 | 1.7 | 0.4078 | Norway |
| 1970s | 1.48 | 2.05 | 0.562 | Norway |
| 1980s | 1.78 | 2.3 | 0.5245 | Norway |
| 1990s | 1.97 | 2.34 | 0.3684 | Norway |
| 2000s | 2.2 | 2.59 | 0.3877 | Norway |
| 2010s | 2.41 | 2.61 | 0.2042 | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher state capacity index, Austria or Norway?
- Norway, at 2.53 against 2.48 in Austria as of 2015.
- What is the difference in state capacity index between Austria and Norway?
- 0.05, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Norway?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2015.
- How do Austria and Norway rank globally for state capacity index?
- Austria ranks 3rd and Norway ranks 2nd of 166 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jonathan Hanson and Rachel Sigman (2021); Population based on various sources (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as State Capacity Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measures state capacity by combining 21 different indicators related to three key dimensions: extractive capacity, coercive capacity, and administrative capacity. Higher values indicate greater state capacity.